UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Full Card Preview
The UFC follows up a jam-packed UFC 259 card with UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammed as welterweights Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad try to move into the title picture as the next challenger for Kamaru Usman. The 13-fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will be broadcast on ESPN+ starting at 5 p.m. ET Saturday.
Joining Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad on the main card are light heavyweights Ryan Spann and Misha Cirkunov in the co-main event. Cirkunov is one of three fighters with Canadian ties on the card, joining Gavin Tucker, who faces Dan Ige on the main card, and Charles Jourdain, who meets Marcelo Rojo on the prelims.
Rounding out the main card is bantamweights Davey Grant and Jonathan Martinez, flyweights Manel Kape and Matheus Nicolau and middleweights Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart.
Welterweight
Jason Witt (+104)
Record: 18-6 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Cole Williams (R2 arm triangle); L to Takashi Sato (R1 TKO); def. Zak Bucia (un. dec.)
Matthew Semelsberger (-129)
Record: 7-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Carlton Minus (un. dec.); def. Richard Patishnock (R1 KO); def. Kris Gratalo (R2 TKO)
Women’s Strawweight
Jinh Yu Frey (+151)
Record: 9-6 (0-2 UFC) |Age: 35
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 1 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Loma Lookboonmee (un. dec.); L to Kay Hansen (R3 triangle-armbar); def. Ashley Cummins (un. dec.)
Gloria de Paula (-184)
Record: 5-2 (UFC debut) |Age: 25
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Pauline Macias (un. dec.); def. Rafaela Rodrigues (R3 TKO); L to Isabela de Padua (un. dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Cortney Casey (+124)
Record: 9-8 (5-7 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Gillian Robertson (R3 RNC); def. Mara Borella (R1 armbar); L to Cynthia Calvillo (un. dec.)
JJ Aldrich (-150)
Record: 8-4 (4-3 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 2 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Sabina Mazo (split dec.); def. Lauren Mueller (un. dec.); L to Maycee Barber (R2 TKO)
Lightweight
Nasrat Haqparast (-381)
Record: 12-3 (4-2 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 9 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Alex Munoz (un. dec.); L to Drew Dober (R1 TKO); def. Joaquim Silva (R2 KO)
Rafa Garcia (+292)
Record: 12-0 (UFC debut) |Age: 26
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 1 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Humberto Bandenay (un. dec.); def. Erick Gonzalez (un. dec.); def. Estevan Payan (R1 RNC)
Bantamweight
Rani Yahya (-303)
Record: 26-10-1, 1 NC (11-4-1 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 20 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: Draw with Enrique Barzola (maj. dec.); L to Ricky Simon (un. dec.); def. Luke Sanders (R1 heel hook)
Ray Rodriguez (+239)
Record: 16-7 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Brian Kelleher (R1 guillotine); def. Andy Perez (R3 arm triangle); L to Tony Gravely (R3 TKO)
Featherweight
Charles Jourdain (-260)
Record: 10-3-1 (1-2-1 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 3 DEC
Recent fights: Draw with Joshua Culibao (split dec.); L to Andre Fili (split dec.); def. Doo Ho Choi (R2 KO)
Marcelo Rojo (+207)
Record: 16-6 (UFC debut) |Age: 32
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 8 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 4 SUB
Recent fights: def. Victor Hugo Madrigal (R1 KO); L to John Castaneda (R3 arm triangle); def. Jesse Strader (R1 TKO)
Women’s Strawweight
Angela Hill (-375)
Record: 12-9 (7-9 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Michelle Waterson (split dec.); L to Claudia Gadelha (split dec.); def. Loma Lookboonmee (un. dec.)
Ashley Yoder (+289)
Record: 8-6 (3-5 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 4 SUB | Losses: 6 DEC
Recent fights: def. Miranda Granger (un. dec.); L to Livinha Souza (un. dec.); L to Randa Markos (split dec.)
Middleweight
Eryk Anders (+150)
Record: 13-5 (5-5 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Krzysztof Jotko (un. dec.); def. Gerald Meerschaert (split dec.); def. Vinicius Moreira (R1 TKO)
Darren Stewart (-182)
Record: 12-6, 1 NC (5-5 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Kevin Holland (split dec.); def. Maki Pitolo (R1 guillotine); L to Bartosz Fabinski (un. dec.)
Flyweight
Matheus Nicolau (+123)
Record: 15-2-1 (8-4 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 4 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. Felipe Efrain (un. dec.); def. Alan Gabriel (R1 d’arce); L to Dustin Ortiz (R1 TKO)
Manel Kape (-149)
Record: 15-5 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 9 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Alexandre Pantoja (un. dec.); def. Kai Asakura (R2 TKO); def. Takeya Mizugaki (R2 KO)
Bantamweight
Jonathan Martinez (-318)
Record: 13-3 (4-2 UFC) |Age: 26
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Thomas Almeida (un. dec.); def. Frankie Saenz (R3 TKO); L to Andre Ewell (split dec.)
Davey Grant (+246)
Record: 10-4 (3-3 UFC) |Age: 35
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 2 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 4 SUB
Recent fights: def. Martin Day (R3 KO); def. Grigorii Popov (split dec.); L to Manny Bermudez (R1 triangle)
Featherweight
Dan Ige (-145)
Record: 14-3 (6-2 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 3 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 3 DEC
Recent fights: L to Calvin Kattar (un. dec.); def. Edson Barboza (split dec.); def. Mirsad Bektic (split dec.)
Gavin Tucker (+120)
Record: 13-1 (4-1 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 4 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Billy Quarantillo (un. dec.); def. Justin Jaynes (R3 RNC); def. Seung Woo Choi (R3 RNC)
Light Heavyweight
Misha Cirkunov (-124)
Record: 15-5 (6-3 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 4 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jimmy Crute (R1 Peruvian necktie); L to Johnny Walker (R1 TKO); def. Patrick Cummins (R1 arm triangle)
Ryan Spann (+100)
Record: 18-6 (4-1 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 6-5 | Reach: 81.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 11 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Johnny Walker (R1 TKO); def. Sam Alvey (split dec.); def. Devin Clark (R2 guillotine)
Welterweight
Leon Edwards (-270)
Record: 18-3 (10-2 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Rafael dos Anjos (un. dec.); def. Gunnar Nelson (split dec.); def. Donald Cerrone (un. dec.)
Belal Muhammad (+214)
Record: 18-3 (9-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Dhiego Lima (un. dec.); def. Lyman Good (un. dec.); def. Takashi Sato (R3 RNC)
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